Naturally Modern in the Montana Mountains | Waccabuc Real Estate
Near Montana’s Glacier National Park, the town of Whitefish boasts a largely rustic architectural vernacular: log cabins, stone walls, steeply pitched roofs. And when the owner of a sloping forested lot with views of Whitefish Lake and a ski mountain wanted to build a home that was modern and clean, he intended the design to feel like it still fit with the local style.
He tapped architect David Koel of CTA Architects Engineers and interior designer Hunter Dominick of Hunter and Company Interior Design to help create a two-story home that was simple, airy and locked into the landscape with natural, humble materials. In other words, a home that belonged right where it was.
Houzz at a Glance
Location: Whitefish, Montana
Builders: Denman Construction
Size: 2,500 square feet (232 square meters); 2 bedrooms, 2½ bathrooms
He tapped architect David Koel of CTA Architects Engineers and interior designer Hunter Dominick of Hunter and Company Interior Design to help create a two-story home that was simple, airy and locked into the landscape with natural, humble materials. In other words, a home that belonged right where it was.
Houzz at a Glance
Location: Whitefish, Montana
Builders: Denman Construction
Size: 2,500 square feet (232 square meters); 2 bedrooms, 2½ bathrooms
The simple, rectangular house has a steeply pitched roofline that echoes the angles of the surrounding mountains and sheds snow and rain away from the entries. The pale stone fireplace chimney serves as an exclamation point to the exterior, which is clad in red cedar. The second-floor main-suite balcony is partially a green roof. “We love to do contemporary work in a rustic Montana world,” says architect Koel.
At dusk the translucent garage door is a welcoming lantern toward the street. The second-floor slot window provides light to the master suite while retaining privacy.
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